The 25 best video games of 2014

 Titanfall – the ridiculously intense sci-fi shooter – has stomped into our list at number 25 Photograph

Here we go again. From blockbuster mainstream hits to lesser-known indie gems, these are the 25 games that have kept our reviewers glued to their gigantic HD televisions this year. 

As ever, it’s a highly subjective list, based on the titles we genuinely played and played, rather than the critical hits we thought we really ought to consider. Apart from that, the rules were simple: every title in the list had to be released for the first time in 2014 (so no remasters, repackages or conversions of early titles), and everything had to be on console or PC, as we’re handling smartphone and tablet favourites in another list.

1.      TitanfallMicrosoft, Xbox One

2.      HohokumSony, PS4/Vita

3.      Fifa 15 / PES 2015EA, multiple formats / Konami, multiple formats

4.      OlliOlliSony, PS4/Vita/PC

5.      The Banner SagaStoic, PC/Mac

6.      The Evil WithinBethesda, multiple formats

7.      Civilization: Beyond EarthTake-Two, PC/Mac

8.      Call Of Duty: Advanced WarfareActivision, multiple formats

9.      HearthstoneActivision Blizzard, PC/smartphone

10.  Divinity: Original SinLarian Studios, PC

11.  The Vanishing of Ethan CarterThe Astronauts, PC/PS4

12.  Dragon Age InquisitionEA/Bioware, multiple formats

13.  Wolfenstein: The New OrderBethesda, multiple formats

14.  South Park: The Stick of TruthUbisoft, PC/PS3/Xbox 360

15.  Never AloneE-Line Media, PC/PS4/Xbox One

16.  Dark Souls 2Namco, multiple formats

17.  Far Cry 4Ubisoft, multiple formats

18.  Super Smash BrosNintendo, Wii U

19.  This War of Mine11 Bit Studios, PC/Mac

20.  Middle Earth: Shadow of MordorWarner Bros, multiple formats

21.  Forza Horizon 2Microsoft, Xbox One

22.  Alien IsolationSega, multiple formats

23.  DestinyActivision, multiple formats

24.  Bayonetta 2Nintendo, Wii U

25.  Mario Kart 8Nintendo, Wii U

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